Ryan Blouin dropped in a team-high nine points for Coupeville Saturday. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
“We’re young, we’ve got some talent, we just need to keep working and learning.”
That was the assessment by veteran coach Randy Bottorff after the Coupeville High School JV boys basketball team battled visiting Forks down to the wire Saturday in a narrow loss.
The Wolves, who were without injured big man William Davidson, did get seven players into the scoring column in a 41-33 non-conference defeat.
Now 0-2 on the young season, the Wolf JV has time to work on fine-tuning things, with their next game a week away.
Forks withstood an early barrage of points by Coupeville gunner Ryan Blouin and carried a 12-9 lead into the first break.
The Wolves sliced their deficit to 21-19 at the half, and were still just down 29-25 heading into the final frame.
Nick Guay has been a steadying presence for a young Wolf team.
Blouin finished with a team-high nine points — five of those coming in the opening quarter — while Zane Oldenstadt dropped in eight in support.
Nick Guay (6), Hunter Bronec (4), Johnny Porter (2), Landon Roberts (2), and Jack Porter (2) also scored, with Quinten Simpson-Pilgrim, Hurlee Bronec, and Mikey Robinett chipping in with defense and hustle.
For freshmen Roberts and Johnny Porter, Saturday’s buckets accounted for their first points as high school basketball players.
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